Maxis

Maxis at a Glance

Maxis is a United States based developer that started in 1987 and has been active until 2025. They are currently a division of Electronic Arts after being acquired in 1997. The studio has released 61 games on PlayPile with 49 as the developer and 25 as the publisher. Their catalog is heavily focused on simulation titles which make up 49 of their releases. Strategy games follow as the second most common genre at 24 entries while role-playing and adventure games account for 19 and 17 titles respectively. The company has a strong presence on PC with Microsoft Windows supporting 51 of their games. Mac is also a major platform with 32 releases. They have released titles for older systems like DOS with 13 games and Amiga with 7 entries. Modern consoles such as Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 each have 8 Maxis games available. The studio has seen a shift in output over the decades. They only made two games in the 1980s but released 31 titles during the 1990s. The 2000s saw a drop to 11 games while the 2010s brought production back up to 13 entries. Only three games appeared in the 2020s so far. Their average rating across 29 rated titles sits at 71.4 out of 100. The quality distribution shows eight great titles scoring 80 or higher and 16 good titles between 60 and 79. There are five mixed games in the 40 to 59 range but no poor rated releases below 40. SimCity 3000 Unlimited holds the top spot with an 85.6 score followed by The Sims Online at 83.9. SimCity 3000 and The Sims 4: Parenthood both achieved scores of 83.1. More recent efforts like The Sims Mobile from March 2018 received a 65.1 rating. The studio continues to release small content kits for The Sims 4 into 2025 with items like the Comfy Gamer Kit and Desert Luxe Kit.

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